A few years ago during a conversation with my friend, a Roman Catholic priest, our conversation turned to Thomas Aquinas. This priest, of the traditionally inclined sort typically all-too-happy to embrace Thomism against the tides of modernity, offered a thoughtful critique of the state of contemporary theology. The church, he contended, no longer produced universal thinkers like Aquinas who could integrate numerous disciplines into an all-encompassing theological and philosophical framework. While appreciative of the work of contemporary Dominicans to elevate and reinvigorate Aquinas, my friend argued there was also a dearth of fresh thinking.
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